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October 18, 1976 /� 0'
MEMO TO: City Council and City Clerk
FROM: City Planner
SUBJECT: Rezoning Gittelsohn Lot,at 1500 Howard Avenue / 1
Planning Commission Resolution No. 4-76,Recommending the Adoption of an
Ordinance Reclassifying One Lot on Howard Avenue from R-1 (Single -Family
Dwelling) District to R-3 (Multi -Family Dwelling) District, sets forth
the Commission recommendation to the Council.
Per Sec. 25.16.030, this resolution is filedwiththe City Clerk and
referred to the City Council in order to set a date for hearing. Minutes
of the September 27, 1976 Planning Commission meeting and a copy of
Negative Declaration, ND-89P, are also attached for Council information.
WMS/s Wayne M. Swan
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PLANNING COMMISSION - CITY OF BURLINGAME
RESOLUTION NO. 4-76
RECOMMENDING THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE
RECLASSIFYING ONE LOT ON HOWARD AVENUE
FROM R-1 (SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING) DISTRICT
TO R-3 (MULTI -FAMILY DWELLING) DISRICT
WHEREAS, on or about August 3, 1976, pursuant to the provisions
of Chapter 25.16 of the Municipal Code, an application was filed by HOPE and
SOL GITTELSOHN for reclassification of Assessor's Parcel No. 028-291-010, Lot
3, Block 4, Burlingame Park No. 2; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission fixed Monday, September 27, 1976,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Burlingame City Hall at 501
Primrose Road, Burlingame, California, as the time and place for a hearing upon
said application; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds that the notice of time
and place of said hearing has been given by publication as required by Section
65854 of the Government Code, and Section 25.16.020 of the Burlingame Municipal
Code, and by mailed notices to all affected property owners, and no other
notice is necessary;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that:
1. The Planning Commission makes the following findings:
(a) The information contained in Environmental Impact Report
32-P so far as it is relevant to this lot, and in the Negative
Declaration signed by the City Planner and dated August 4, 1976, is
incorporated in these findings by reference.
(b) The subject lot is owned by the owner of Lot 2, Block
4, Burlingame Park No. 2, adjacent thereto, and is the subject of a
parcel map for the combination of both parcels.
(c) The boundary line dividing the R-3 and the R-1 Districts
is the common boundary line between Lots 2 and 3.
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(d) Section 25.12.020 (4) of the Burlingame Municipal Code provides:
"Where a district boundary line, as shown on the zoning map,
divides a lot, as now existing or as hereinafter subdivided, the
use permitted in the least or lesser restricted portion of such
lot shall extend to the entire lot, provided the property is
developed as one unit."
(e) Lot 2 cannot feasibly be developed as a multi -family parcel, nor
can Lot 3 feasibly be developed as a single-family parcel. A combination
of said parcels will allow a multi -family dwelling of eight to ten units
to be built thereon fronting on Howard, with a twenty foot side setback
from E1 Camino Real.
(f) The proposed zoning change will be consistent with the Burlingame
General Plan.
2. The Planning Commission recommends to the City Council the
reclassification of Lot 3, Block 4, Burlingame Park No. 2 from R-1 (single-
family dwelling district to R-3 (multi -family dwelling) district.
3. The Secretary of the Planning Commission be, and he hereby is,
ordered to transmit to the City Council a copy of the minutes of said public
hearing as and for a summary of hearing provided for by law.
4. The Secretary of the Planning Commission be, and he is hereby,
ordered to transmit to the City Council a certified copy of this resolution.
Thomas C. Tayor
Chairman, Planning Commission
City of Burlingame
I, THOMAS W. SINE, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of
Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced and
adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission on October j —3 , 1976,
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Staff Report
Item 1 & 2
9/27/76
SUBJECT: 1500 HOWARD AVENUE
In 1974 the Planning Commission was charged by Council to make the zoning map consistent
with the General Plan. After extensive study of Burlingame Park and East Burlingame
areas, a project consisting of Reclassification of 10 lots from R-1 to R-3 was reported
in a Draft EIR and recommended to Council.
Planning Commission Resolution No. 2-75 Making Draft Environmental Impact Report, EIR-32P
included a finding that the first 150 feet southwesterly of E1 Camino Real was designated
medium high density residential use. Their Resolution No. 3-75 reccanending the adoption
of an ordinance reclassifying seven lots in Burlingame Park from R-1 to R-3 included
Lot 3 of Block 4, the Gittelsohn lot.
Sol and Hope Gittelsohn live at 1500 Howard Avenue in a single family dwelling at the
corner of El Camino Real and Howard Avenue. Their house is located on two lots; Lot 2
which has a side yard along E1 Camino Real is in an R-3 District and Lot 3 is in an
R-1 District. If the R-1 lot were rezoned to R-3 the resulting parcel would permit a
small apartment building with 8 to 10 living units.
One of the Commission findings incorporated with P.C. Res. No. 3-75 was: "Only one
parcel is likely to change, the property at 1500 Howard Avenue, now partly in R-1 and
partly in R-3. The owners favor the reclassification since it presents an opportunity
to develop the site satisfactorily."
At the regular Council meeting held April 21, 1975 EIR-32P was modified and then
unanimously certified by Resolution No. 23-75. One change to the reported environmental
impact was the statement that the neighborhoods surrounding the two lots which might be
redeveloped would be significantly affected by the reclassification. No building has
been proposed by the owners who are seeking this reclassification. If, in the future,
someone seeks to construct a modest apartment building, it will not require an EIR.
There would be little environmental impact from such a change. Future residential use
will be limited by the number of off-street parking spaces that can be provided and
conform with zoning regulations.
An initial report has been completed for the proposed reclassification. A Negative
Declaration, ND-89P, has been prepared for the Gittelsohn property. Reference is made
to the Final EIR-32P which was certified by Council Resolution No. 23-75.
When the proposed reclassification Ordinance No. 1036 came before the Council for hearing
on April 21, 1975 there was considerable public support to retain all of the R-1 lots
with no change in the R-3 District boundary. Thereafter the Council unanimously adopted
Resolution No. 24-75 Amending Part III General Plan to Restrict Residential Densities
in R-1 and R-2 Districts to Those Permitted by the Present Zoning Code.
The Gittelsohn application to relocate the R-3 District boundary line out from under their
house to their side property line appears reasonable and consistent with objectives of
the General Plan.
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